Anyone heard before Percutaneous aortic valve replacement?

[Seanskx]

Hi all,

Did anyone of you ever heard before Percutaneous aortic valve replacement which also call as transcatheter aortic valve implantation? Usually it do on high risk or older people who can't afford to go for heart surgery.
Need some advise on it

 

[enkaynj]

Sean,
There are several posts in other forums on this web site re the TAVR procedure. Do a search and you will get tons of info. Good Luck.

 

[Lynlw]

Sean,
There are several posts in other forums on this web site re the TAVR procedure. Do a search and you will get tons of info. Good Luck.

Welcome Sean. As Enkay said there are quite a few posts on the different percutaneous valves You can do a search here, IF you are interested in Aortic valve replacement do a search for TAVR as she mentioned or TAVI or Sapien or Corevalve they are 2 brand names of TAVI Aortic valves that are approved in the US There are quite a few other brands available out side the US, but I dont l know much about them

Is there specific questions you have?

 

[Seanskx]

Welcome Sean. As Enkay said there are quite a few posts on the different percutaneous valves You can do a search here, IF you are interested in Aortic valve replacement do a search for TAVR as she mentioned or TAVI or Sapien or Corevalve they are 2 brand names of TAVI Aortic valves that are approved in the US There are quite a few other brands available out side the US, but I dont l know much about them

Is there specific questions you have?

Yes Lynlw,

I have did my research on TAVI. However this method consider kinda new under medical history, I couldn't find much information of it through the patient sharing.
I just wonder what the success rate and how long does this method of valve eventually last? How fast will be the recover if going through TAVI?
going through TAVI mean puting another tissue valve replacing the previous one which wear and tear. but what if this another new valve wear and tear again, do we proceed with the same method again?

Sean

 

[river-wear]

Sean, in the United States TAVI is only approved for very sick patients who wouldn't otherwise survive traditional surgery. It's still a new technique. The valves implanted are tissue valves, so they do have a somewhat limited lifespan, but in older patients who have other health problems that probably won't be a problem. If you are otherwise healthy, I would encourage you to go with the proven solution. As much as I don't want surgery, that is the approach I would take for myself.